Lymphoma survivor wins Int’l Eucharistic Congress logo contest
Lymphoma survivor wins Int’l Eucharistic Congress logo contest
A young Filipino artist’s logo was chosen as the official symbol of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC), held in Cebu, Philippines.
Jayson Jaluag, a 21-year-old fine arts student majoring in advertising at the University of San Carlos, a lymphoma survivor who created the logo, was so happy that his entry was chosen in the logo-making contest, which had a handsome prize of P50,000 for the winner.
JAYSON JALUAG
“He was 19 and on medication when he came up with 10 drafts before he picked a drawing he liked and entered it to the logo contest intended for the 51st IEC,” writes Flormisa M. Gitgano in article she wrote for Sun Star Cebu, Jan. 24, 2016.
“The logo has the holy cup with the letters IHS on it. On one side is the host or bread that also looks like the sun. The other side contains three human images in colors red, blue and green with hands raised while riding a boat.
“The sun, according to Jaluag, symbolizes the hope of glory and the Philippines, while the seven rays are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. The cup and bread are the sacred parts of the Holy Eucharist while the IHS signifies the holy name of Jesus: Iesus Hominum Salvator.
“For Jaluag, the three human images symbolize the different races of youth gathered together to spread the word of God,” the article notes.
Jaluag, who is the youngest of three siblings, belongs to a family of artists, with his father Leopoldo, and his father’s siblings being artists too.
At first Jaluag had reportedly invited his two close friends to join him in the logo-making contest described in a poster in the school’s bulletin board. However, his two friends did not take the invitation seriously as Jaluag went on to conduct research on what could be an appropriate logo, and came up with his own design, the article notes.
Jaluag submitted his entry by e-mail on the day of the deadline, two years ago, and did not think about it until two months after, when he got a phone call from a priest for him to fly from Cebu to Manila, as he his entry had been chosen.
There was slight glitz at first when Jason arrived Manila as his entry was initially disqualified for he had failed to put his name and description in the e-mailed entry. However, at the end it was sorted out.
“It was disqualified pero tan-aw nila sa uban mao ra may ilang ganahan. Bisag no description kasabot sila (but when they looked at the other entries, it was only my design that they liked.
They said they understand the message of the logo without any description),” Jason was quoted in the article.
Jaluag, as described by his mother, is a lymphoma survivor.
“In 2010, he was diagnosed with lymphoma, a cancer that starts in cells, which are part of the body’s immune system. He was about to graduate in high school when he was diagnosed. He thought he could no longer finish his studies at the Mandaue Christian School, but the principal let him, noted the article
“I thank God for helping me. My classmates also prayed for me. Not only am I healed now, but I am also graduating from college plus I won the logo contest,” Jaluag told Gitgano.
(M. Astorga-Garcia)
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